El Goonish Shive character statistics

Ever wanted to know which character appeared the most often if the webcomic El Goonish Shive? Whether
Tedd or Elliot appears most often in a sketchbook comic? How much time Ellen spends in her V5 form? Then you've come to the
right place! This page lets you know how often each character appeared in what forms in the story, EGS:NP and sketchbook sections.
And that's not all: we've also got a handy comic list that you can filter by character and form, and links to Shiveapedia for
some of the characters.

What constitutes an appearance?

I consider a character to have appeared in a comic if he or she (or both) is at least partially visible in one of the panels,
or has off-screen dialogue. Appearances in fantasy sequences or thought-bubbles are also counted, as well as silhouetted appearances
(if I know for certain who the obscured character was). Minor and one-shot characters are included pretty much on my whim.

A form is considered canon only if it was used in the main story comics (or an explicitly canon EGS:NP story), and not in
a fantasy sequence or thought-bubble. A character can appear in multiple forms in a single comic, so the form appearance counts
may add up to more than the character's appearance count.

If you notice a mistake, please let me know by leaving a comment on my blog.

How often are the statistics updated?

The statistics for story (and, when applicable, EGS:NP) comics are updated at the end of each storyline. At least,
that's the idea. In practice, I tend to fall behind regularly. Feel free to kick me in the arse (but not too hard) if that happens.

101. General Shade Tail

In the dimension of Lord Tedd, Grace Sciuridae, the daughter of Dr. Sciuridae, didn't die. As a result, when the scientists created their final lycanthrope, instead of ending up with someone like our Grace, they ended up with Shade Tail as he was meant to be: male.

107. Science Teacher

The Science Teacher at Moperville North is a background character who was introduced early on but doesn't appear often. He seems frustrated with his job, though he appears to derive amusement from the sufferings of his students, and from the idea that he might actually care about them.

109. Lord Tedd

Not much is known about Lord Tedd, except that he is Tedd's alternate in what is sometimes referred to as the "alpha" dimension, and that he is out to kill all Tedds in all other dimensions. He sent a demon nucleus that become the Goo to kill our Tedd, and it's likely he also attempted to kill Beta Tedd at some point.

116. Rat

Rat and his buddy Matt were stars of one of Dan's previous comics. Currently they are students at Moperville North, and seem to be the only characters permanently aware of the fact that they are in a comic.

119. Matt

Matt and his buddy Rat were stars of one of Dan's previous comics. Currently they are students at Moperville North, and seem to be the only characters permanently aware of the fact that they are in a comic.

133. Mr. Guyur

Mr. Guyur was the Uryuom DNA donor for Grace and Vlad, and made the egg for them as well as for Hedge and Guineas. He had an abnormality that allowed him to create a suitable egg without the need for a partner.

141. Beta Tedd

Beta Tedd is Tedd's alternate in the "beta" universe. He is easily distinguished from regular Tedd because he wears square glasses.

Beta Tedd informed the people in the regular universe about the existence of Lord Tedd. He has some kind of device that allows for inter-dimensional communication. He is in a relationship with the Ellen of his universe .